Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella) novel Chapter 406

Stella snuggled comfortably into Ronald's warm embrace, finally closing her eyes. Clinging to him felt a lot safer than keeping her distance.

Ronald chuckled softly, sensing her thoughts. "Star."

"Don't talk. I'm really tired."

Ronald’s unfinished words were held back by Stella’s interjection. She had no interest in hearing another word from Ronald, especially at bedtime. Their conversations had a tendency to veer off into unpredictable territory.

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Meanwhile, miles away in Ferrowland, Susanna was burning up with fever. Hull, out of options, called Enzo to get a doctor over.

It was 2 a.m. when Enzo received the call. He was at a local bar, sharing a drink with Barnaby and Silas.

"Now?"

"If not, she's going to end up like a roasted turkey," Hull grumbled, clearly frustrated from tending to Susanna.

Enzo, sensing Hull's irritation, felt his heart lurched and dared not press further. "Alright, right away."

He hung up and immediately called the team doctor, urging him to get to Hull's villa pronto.

After making the call, Enzo realized something was off. "I need to head over to the boss's place."

Barnaby wondered, "You're sending the doc over? Did the boss... with that woman?"

Silas clamped a hand over his mouth, preventing him from uttering more.

Everyone knew Enzo couldn't keep a secret to save his life. If this got back to the boss, Barnaby would be in hot water.

Silas forced a laugh as he gazed at Enzo. "He's had too much to drink. You go ahead."

Without another word, Enzo hurried out.

Once he was gone, Silas released Barnaby and gave him a light smack on the back of his head. "Have you lost your mind? If you're drunk, just puke it out. Don't let it affect your brain and spout nonsense."

Barnaby protested, "We barely drank anything!"

"Then why are you blabbering nonsense?"

"I didn't even say anything bad!" Barnaby retorted.

Silas continued, "You didn't say it, but if you had, you wouldn't be saying anything else for the rest of your life."